Elevated blood pressure among primary school children in Dar es salaam, Tanzania: prevalence and risk factors
| Autor: | Alfa Muhihi, Bikolimana G. Muhihi, Benjamin Lujani, Marina Njelekela, Mwanamkuu Maghembe, Sulende Kubhoja, Rose Mpembeni, Davis Ngarashi, Omary Chillo, Amani Anaeli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Multivariate analysis Adolescent Cross-sectional study Population Diastole 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Overweight Tanzania 03 medical and health sciences Age 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Prevalence medicine Humans Elevated blood pressure Obesity 030212 general & internal medicine Child education Children education.field_of_study biology business.industry lcsh:RJ1-570 Blood Pressure Determination lcsh:Pediatrics biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Health Surveys Cross-Sectional Studies Blood pressure Hypertension Multivariate Analysis Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female medicine.symptom business Research Article Demography |
| Zdroj: | BMC Pediatrics, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018) BMC Pediatrics |
| ISSN: | 1471-2431 |
| Popis: | Background Whilst the burden of non-communicable diseases is increasing in developing countries, little data is available on blood pressure among Tanzanian children. This study aimed at determining the blood pressure profiles and risk factors associated with elevated blood pressure among primary school children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Methods We conducted a cross sectional survey among 446 children aged 6–17 years from 9 randomly selected primary schools in Dar es Salaam. We measured blood pressure using a standardized digital blood pressure measuring machine (Omron Digital HEM-907, Tokyo, Japan). We used an average of the three blood pressure readings for analysis. Elevated blood pressure was defined as average systolic or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90th percentile for age, gender and height. Results The proportion of children with elevated blood pressure was 15.2% (pre-hypertension 4.4% and hypertension 10.8%). No significant gender differences were observed in the prevalence of elevated BP. Increasing age and overweight/obese children were significantly associated with elevated BP (p = 0.0029 and p |
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